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Jane Fonda introduces the work of the Galkayo Center
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We can build on hope
With these girls, we have seen hope, we can build on hope… with those of them that have come back, there is work to be…
Article: Nearly 2 Years After the Boko Haram Kidnapping in Nigeria, 197 Girls Are Still Missing
Saudatu Mahdi, a woman’s rights leader in Nigeria, said the work is only just beginning.
Article: Jane Fonda supports DDA partner, WRAPA, at New York event
Jane Fonda spoke to The Guardian on December 8th at an event for Donor Direct Action, a New York-based non-profit she is involved with that supports women’s causes around the world and is campaigning with the Nigerian women’s organization WRAPA to rescue almost 200 girls still being held by the extremist rebel group Boko Haram after a mass abduction in 2014.
Clip: Saudatu Mahdi on CNN
Saudatu Mahdi, Secretary General of WRAPA was interviewed by CNN’s The Newsroom on progress to ensure the return and rehabilitation of all of the girls kidnapped in Chibok, Northern Nigeria in 2014.
Article: FGM is now considered child abuse, but where is the funding? By Jessica Neuwirth
With over 200 million women and girls affected around the world, ending female genital mutilation (FGM) takes enormous dedication, perseverance – and funding. In 2013,…
BBC World Service interviews Agnes Pareyio
BBC World Service travelled to Narok, Kenya to interview Agnes Pareyio, founder of Donor Direct Action partner, Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative (TNI). Agnes is doing incredible…
Malawi faces calls to review 2-year jail term for HIV-positive ‘hyena’ man
Anber Raz, deputy director of Donor Direct Action, an international women’s rights organisation, said at least Aniva was held accountable but added two years of…
This is how to end sex trafficking of South African women and girls
This is how to end sex trafficking of South African women and girls Dear friends, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – As Executive Director of Embrace Dignity,…
Thoughts on the US Election
Dear friends, I am writing to share some thoughts with you following last week’s unexpected election results here in the United States. We were excited…
Women find refuge from sexual violence
Thanks to generous donations from Donor Direct Action supporters, our partner Synergie des Femmes has opened a new women’s shelter in Goma, in the Democratic…
Article: El Salvador’s female victims of violence rarely see justice. That’s about to change.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador— Iliana Aguillón describes her ex-boyfriend as calm and easygoing, the opposite of her abusive, alcoholic father. When she broke up with her ex after discovering his affair, she never imagined he would turn violent.